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Prew House

Prew House from directly overhead

Prew House is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 607 m. Bald Eagle Mountain stands 693 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Community of Clyde, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 12 miles off. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1970
Material
aluminium

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.40578, -99.48971

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 50
  • Clyde Public Park: 0.7 mi
  • Clyde Community Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bell Park: 5.7 mi
  • Clyde Lake Park: 6.2 mi
  • Grover Nelson Park: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Wire "Giraffe and Calf" art: 12.1 mi
  • Jacob's Dream: 13.4 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 14.3 mi
  • Flamingo With Sunglasses: 14.5 mi
  • The Three Bears: 14.6 mi
Museums: 11
Peaks: 11
  • Flattop: 7.4 mi
  • Eagle Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Tecumseh Peak: 18.4 mi
  • West Caddo Peak: 20.3 mi
  • Greer Mountains: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Petrified Tree: 15.1 mi
  • Fort Phantom Hill: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prew House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Eagle MountainSW 228°693 m24.6 mi
High Lonesome MountainSW 230°674 m25.0 mi
Eagle MountainSSW 203°670 m10.0 mi
Tecumseh PeakSSW 197°649 m18.4 mi
West Caddo PeakSE 142°628 m20.3 mi
FlattopNNW 347°618 m7.4 mi
East Caddo PeakSE 138°616 m23.0 mi
Mexican Hat HillESE 123°612 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:3220:1320:49
September equinox07:2719:0419:36
December solstice07:3617:0017:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855637279838275655445
Precip in1.11.61.92.03.73.52.53.22.92.71.51.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Abilene 6ese, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12402820679

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